National Register of Historic Places

Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company Building

Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho
Listed
August 29, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
84001099

About this property

The Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company Building in Idaho Falls, Idaho, at 246 W. Broadway Ave., was built in 1910. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It was a two-story commercial building, built of yellow brick with pinkish-gray stone trim, upon a stone foundation. It was the earliest building with elements of Renaissance Revival style in downtown Idaho Falls; the later Shane Building, Underwood Hotel, Hotel Idaho, and Farmers and Merchants Bank have more of that. It was deemed "historically significant for its association with an early Idaho Falls communications company"; it was used by the phone company into the late 1920s. It was later used as a parish hall, named Faber Hall, for the Catholic Church. It was used from 1953 on by the local carpenters union for use as a meeting hall and offices by several unions, and was called the Labor Temple.

Location

246 W. Broadway Ave.
Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho
43.49118, -112.03966

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMUNICATIONS
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Shane Building
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0.1 mi
Farmers and Merchants Bank Building
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0.1 mi
Hasbrouck Building
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0.1 mi
Idaho Falls Public Library
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0.1 mi
Trinity Methodist Church
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0.1 mi

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When was Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company Building listed on the National Register?

Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 29, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company Building?

Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company Building?

The period of significance for Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company Building is recorded as the industrial era.

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